Lough Derg 3 Day Pilgrimage 2024

Participants in the Elphin Diocese’s and Ballinasloe & District pilgrimages to Lough Derg, June 22nd – 24th 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Elphin diocese’s seventh annual three-day pilgrimage to Lough Derg will take place from Friday 21st June to Sunday 23rd June 2024.

As well as praying for our personal intentions we will invoke God’s blessing on our parishes and diocese.

Persons interested in participating  are encouraged to forward their name, email address and  / 0r  mobile number to Justin Harkin for inclusion in the 2024 Pilgrimage Reminder Service.

Justin can be contacted on his mobile:  087 6171526    or via  email:  [email protected]

 

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Introduction to Lough Derg
St. Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg, is among the oldest centres of Christian Pilgrimage in Western Europe, dating back to the sixth century. It lies about four miles north of the village of Pettigo in County Donegal, in the Diocese of Clogher, and is renowned in Irish Christian tradition since the time of St. Patrick.

Lough Derg is a special place of peace and personal challenge and has been receiving pilgrims continuously for well over 1000 years.

For many it is also a place of great healing, an extraordinary place where profound communion  between God and the individual takes place and usually is unseen and unheard by anyone except the person themselves.

 

Elphin Diocesan Pilgrimage 2024
The pilgrimage is reserved to adults over eighteen years of age who are in good health and who do not any disability or health condition that could give rise to difficulties for the person over the course of the pilgrimage.

 

Elphin Pilgrimage
Dates & Times:
  Friday 21st June to Sunday 23rd  June 2024

Pilgrims are asked to be at the Island for 1 pm on Friday 21st  June.
They will depart the Island c. 10 am on Sunday 23rd  June.

     
Information on Lough Derg:

 

  Please visit:  www.loughderg.org

 

Practical
Information:
  Please consult the Lough Derg Three Day Brochure by clicking here. 
Cost per person
(excluding travel):
  Senior Citizen’s:  €75.00  (subject to change)

Other Adults:  €80.00 

 Payable on bus or, for those travelling by car, on arrival at  Lough Derg.

     

 

 

 

 

 Travel to and from Lough Derg

Pilgrims are welcome to make their own travel arrangements to and from Lough Derg
or avail of a Special Pilgrim Bus Service, pending available  places.

 

Pilgrim Bus Schedule and Booking Arrangement

Subject to demand the following bus service will be provided.

 

Friday
Time
of
Departure
Parish

 

Pick-up
&
Drop Off
Point
Sunday
Estimated
Time

of
Arrival
Cost
Adult
Return
(subject to
change)
 
 
 08.30 Ballinasloe
(Clonfert Diocese)
 St. Michael’s Church 14.15 €40.00  
 09.20 Roscommon  Casey’s Circle K Car Park 13.30 €40.00  
 9.40 Tulsk Tulsk Filling Station  13.10 €35.00  
 10.20 Boyle  St. Joseph’s Church  12.45 €35.00  
 10.40 Castlebaldwin Roundabout  Service Station  12.30 €30.00  
 11.20  Sligo  Summerhilll College Car Park  12.10 €30.00  
 11.35  Drumcliffe  St. Colmcille’s Church  11.50 €25.00  
 12.00  Grange  Church of Mary Immaculate  11.30 €25.00  
 12.15  Cliffoney Church of St. Molaise  11.15 €25.00  
 13.30  Lough Derg  Lough Derg Car  Park 10.00-        –   –

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To reverse a place on the bus please contact  Justin Harkin @ 087 6171526 / [email protected]  before Thursday 2nd June.

Places on a first-come first-served basis.

Other Enquiries

Please contact Justin Harkin @ 087 6171526  /  [email protected] .

 

Updated:  Dec. 27th 2023